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  • 2016 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Igor L. Medintz is affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within science and engineering, focusing on biochemical and molecular systems as well as nanotechnology applications.

The main fields of study for their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Engineering

Subfields of study highlight a multidisciplinary approach involving:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Their research topics cover a variety of specialized scientific areas, including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors

Igor L. Medintz has coauthored extensively with several frequent collaborators. Key coauthors are:

  • Sebastián A. Dı́az
  • Kimihiro Susumu
  • Divita Mathur
  • Joseph S. Melinger
  • Christopher M. Green

The publication venues where this researcher most commonly publishes include:

  • ACS Nano
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Nanoscale
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Advanced Materials

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Igor L. Medintz demonstrate a focus on quantum dots, nanoscale enzyme systems, and molecular detection techniques:

  • Quantum dots for Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET), 2020, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
  • Quantum Dot-Based Molecular Beacons for Quantitative Detection of Nucleic Acids with CRISPR/Cas(N) Nucleases, 2022, ACS Nano
  • Self assembling nanoparticle enzyme clusters provide access to substrate channeling in multienzymatic cascades, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Ultrafast Excitation Transfer in Cy5 DNA Photonic Wires Displays Dye Conjugation and Excitation Energy Dependency, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Direct and Efficient Conjugation of Quantum Dots to DNA Nanostructures with Peptide-PNA, 2021, ACS Nano

Recognition for their contributions includes the award of Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Quantum dot bioconjugates for imaging, labelling and sensing

    Igor L. Medintz;H. Tetsuo Uyeda;Ellen R. Goldman;Hedi Mattoussi

  • Materials for Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Analysis: Beyond Traditional Donor-Acceptor Combinations

    Kim E. Sapsford;Lorenzo Berti;Igor L. Medintz

  • Self-assembled nanoscale biosensors based on quantum dot FRET donors

    Igor L. Medintz;Aaron R. Clapp;Hedi Mattoussi;Ellen R. Goldman

  • Fluorescence resonance energy transfer between quantum dot donors and dye-labeled protein acceptors.

    Aaron R. Clapp;Igor L. Medintz;J. Matthew Mauro;Brent R. Fisher

  • Functionalizing nanoparticles with biological molecules: developing chemistries that facilitate nanotechnology.

    Kim E. Sapsford;W. Russ Algar;Lorenzo Berti;Kelly Boeneman Gemmill

  • The Role of Ligands in the Chemical Synthesis and Applications of Inorganic Nanoparticles.

    Amelie Heuer-Jungemann;Neus Feliu;Neus Feliu;Ioanna Bakaimi;Majd Hamaly

  • Multiplexed toxin analysis using four colors of quantum dot fluororeagents.

    Ellen R. Goldman;Aaron R. Clapp;George P. Anderson;H. Tetsuo Uyeda

  • Single-molecule DNA amplification and analysis in an integrated microfluidic device.

    E T Lagally;I Medintz;R A Mathies

  • Energy Transfer with Semiconductor Quantum Dot Bioconjugates: A Versatile Platform for Biosensing, Energy Harvesting, and Other Developing Applications.

    Niko Hildebrandt;Christopher M. Spillmann;W. Russ Algar;Thomas Pons

  • Förster resonance energy transfer investigations using quantum-dot fluorophores.

    Aaron R. Clapp;Igor L. Medintz;Hedi Mattoussi

  • Synthesis of compact multidentate ligands to prepare stable hydrophilic quantum dot fluorophores.

    H Tetsuo Uyeda;Igor L Medintz;Jyoti K Jaiswal;Sanford M Simon

  • Quantum dot-based resonance energy transfer and its growing application in biology.

    Igor L. Medintz;Hedi Mattoussi

  • Quantum Dots in Bioanalysis: A Review of Applications across Various Platforms for Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Imaging

    Eleonora Petryayeva;W. Russ Algar;Igor L. Medintz

  • A Hybrid Quantum Dot−Antibody Fragment Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer-Based TNT Sensor

    Ellen R. Goldman;Igor L. Medintz;Jessica L. Whitley;Andrew Hayhurst

  • Proteolytic activity monitored by fluorescence resonance energy transfer through quantum-dot-peptide conjugates.

    Igor L. Medintz;Aaron R. Clapp;Florence M. Brunel;Theresa Tiefenbrunn

  • Enhancing the stability and biological functionalities of quantum dots via compact multifunctional ligands.

    Kimihiro Susumu;H Tetsuo Uyeda;Igor L Medintz;Thomas Pons

  • On the Quenching of Semiconductor Quantum Dot Photoluminescence by Proximal Gold Nanoparticles

    Thomas Pons;Igor L Medintz;Kim E Sapsford;Seiichiro Higashiya

  • Analyzing nanomaterial bioconjugates: a review of current and emerging purification and characterization techniques.

    Kim E. Sapsford;Katherine M. Tyner;Benita J. Dair;Jeffrey R. Deschamps

  • FRET as a biomolecular research tool - understanding its potential while avoiding pitfalls.

    W Russ Algar;Niko Hildebrandt;Steven S Vogel;Igor L Medintz

  • The Controlled Display of Biomolecules on Nanoparticles: A Challenge Suited to Bioorthogonal Chemistry

    W. Russ Algar;Duane E. Prasuhn;Michael H. Stewart;Travis L. Jennings

  • Biosensing with Luminescent Semiconductor Quantum Dots

    Kim E. Sapsford;Thomas Pons;Igor L. Medintz;Hedi Mattoussi

  • Quantum-dot/dopamine bioconjugates function as redox coupled assemblies for in vitro and intracellular pH sensing.

    Igor L. Medintz;Michael H. Stewart;Scott A. Trammell;Kimihiro Susumu

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimihiro Susumu
Kimihiro Susumu United States Naval Research Laboratory
Hedi Mattoussi
Hedi Mattoussi Florida State University
Philip E. Dawson
Philip E. Dawson Scripps Research Institute
W. Russ Algar
W. Russ Algar University of British Columbia
Mario G. Ancona
Mario G. Ancona United States Naval Research Laboratory
Jeffrey R. Deschamps
Jeffrey R. Deschamps United States Naval Research Laboratory
Thomas Pons
Thomas Pons ESPCI Paris
Niko Hildebrandt
Niko Hildebrandt McMaster University
Richard A. Mathies
Richard A. Mathies University of California, Berkeley
George P. Anderson
George P. Anderson Yale University

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